Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.3 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.06
€19.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
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pay 1.5% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.17
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,583.68
€25,365.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.32
€27.89
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$51.70
€47.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,876.48
€1,725.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,454.17
€1,337.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$175.23
€161.14
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$1,174.85
€1,080.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,971.77
€17,446.12
|
|
pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$38.16
€35.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$61.37
€56.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$33.16
€30.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$86.13
€79.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$96.05
€88.33
|
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